Shenzhou 17
| Mission type | Tiangong Space Station crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | China Manned Space Agency |
| COSPAR ID | 2023-164A |
| SATCAT no. | 58146 |
| Mission duration | 180 days (planned) 1 day, 14 hours and 6 minutes (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Shenzhou 17 |
| Spacecraft type | Shenzhou |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Tang Hongbo Tang Shengjie Jiang Xinlin[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 October 2023, 03:13:59 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Long March 2F |
| Launch site | Jiuquan, LA-4/SLS |
| Contractor | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | May 2024 (planned) |
| Landing site | Inner Mongolia, China |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 41.5° |
| Docking with Tiangong Space Station | |
| Docking port | Tianhe forward |
| Docking date | 26 October 2023, 09:46 UTC |
| Undocking date | May 2024 (planned) |
| Time docked | 180 days (planned) 1 day, 7 hours and 33 minutes (in progress) |
 Jiang Xinlin, Tang Hongbo and Tang Shengjie | |
Shenzhou 17 (Chinese: 神舟十七号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Shíqī-hào; lit. 'Divine Boat Number 17') is a Chinese spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, launched on 26 October 2023 on board a Shenzhou spacecraft. It carries three People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) taikonauts. The mission is the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of the Shenzhou program.
Background[edit]
Shenzhou 17 is the sixth long-duration spaceflight to the Tiangong space station, and will last about six months.
The spacecraft entered the launch area in April 2023 and was maintained in a state of near-readiness if needed as a lifeboat for the Shenzhou 16 crew.[3]
Mission[edit]
The flight launched on 26 October 2023, near the end of the Shenzhou 16 mission. The crew was announced on 25 October 2023.[1]
Crew[edit]
| Position | Crew member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Tang Hongbo, CMSASecond spaceflight | |
| Operator | Tang Shengjie, CMSA First spaceflight | |
| System Operator | Jiang Xinlin, CMSA First spaceflight | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "China unveils Shenzhou-17 crew for space station mission-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ China 'N Asia Spaceflight [@CNSpaceflight] (19 October 2023). "Long March 2F Y17 with Shenzhou-17 on the top has been rolled out to the launch pad in Jiuquan. The launch of 3 astronauts is expected to happen on October 26" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Jones, Andrew (2023-05-29). "China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 16 spacecraft (video)". Space.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
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